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cumaryled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one chemically specific, mildly hydroxylated, and incapable of drawing the distinction aloud. cumated adj. Drunk to the extent of behaving like a salt or ester: formally constituted, chemically obscure, and poorly soluble in conversation. cumballed adj. Drunk on the strength of a compact, adhesive conviction which no subsequent explanation can disperse. Aaliyanna grew cumballed and carried a small, unshakeable theory about the landlord through three pubs. cumber grounded adj. Drunk by closing time, and so entirely in the way that furniture begins to seem preferable company. Skyley was cumber grounded by closing time, motionless in the narrowest part of the corridor. cumber-worlded adj. Having drunk enough to become an encumbrance upon the world, without offering any compensating service. Woodard was cumber-worlded by closing time and contributed chiefly to the weight of the taxi. cumberbunded adj. Too drunk to dress formally without treating the waist as an independent fastening problem. Twilight arrived cumberbunded and attempted to tie the formal sash around a dining chair. cumbered (/ˈkʌmbəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and thereby converted from a guest into a modest source of trouble. Rina was cumbered after last orders and required two chairs to negotiate the staircase. cumberered adj. Drunk by the third round, and actively making the room more difficult for everyone else to inhabit. Sare grew cumberered during the third round and occupied the doorway as if appointed its guardian. cumbergrounded (/ˈkʌm.bə.ɡɹaʊndd/) adj. Still drunk, and occupying space with the evident practical value of an abandoned packing case. Ioannis remained cumbergrounded beside the coat stand, impeding access without contributing to proceedings. cumbermented adj. Too drunk to distinguish an encumbrance from a piece of furniture, and too settled to investigate. Matthijs was cumbermented and attempted to sit on the office printer as though it were an ottoman. cumbersomenessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to embody cumbersomeness: slow, unwieldy, and accompanied by unnecessary administrative effort. Recco was cumbersomenessed and needed a committee to determine which chair would support him. cumberworlded adj. Describing a drinker who has become an encumbrance to the world, chiefly by occupying its most useful doorway. Skya was cumberworlded beside the exit, obstructing departure while offering no assistance. cumbi cumbied adj. Drunk in a way that turns a small medicinal shrub into the appointed solution to every difficulty. Iarla got cumbi cumbied and recommended the Australian shrub for a missing wallet. cumbiaed (/ˈkumbjad/) adj. Slowed by drink to a swaying two-step, with the morning after arriving in Colombian time. Yahshua was cumbiaed by breakfast, swaying gently while the kettle came to the boil. cumbrained adj. Drunk and preoccupied with matters best left unexamined until the headache passes. Jaysun woke cumbrained and spent breakfast making proposals nobody had requested. cumbranced adj. Drunk to the point where every ordinary task has become an encumbrance requiring negotiation. Labreya remained cumbranced after breakfast, treating the cereal bowl as heavy equipment.